Beautiful. But I call myself a Son of God and not a slave. “Slave” and living as “Son and Daughters” represent, in my opinion, two entirely different approaches to God: “And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba,Father.” (Galatians 4:6) how do you understand this?

Say, “He is Allah , [who is] One, Allah , the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent. (Holy Quran 112:1,2,3,4)

They have certainly disbelieved who say, ” Allah is the third of three.” And there is no god except one God. And if they do not desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the disbelievers among them a painful punishment. (Holy Quran 5:73)

The Messiah, son of Mary, was not but a messenger; [other] messengers have passed on before him. And his mother was a supporter of truth. They both used to eat food. Look how We make clear to them the signs; then look how they are deluded. (Holy Quran 5:75)

Say, [O Muhammad], “Praise be to Allah , and peace upon His servants whom He has chosen. Is Allah better or what they associate with Him?” (Holy Quran 27:59)

Thank you for your response. I enjoy good discussions! The theme of our true spiritual identity as the beloved Sons and Daughters, is one of the most important themes of the Bible. It goes right to the heart of the whole message. Romans 8:13–17

“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15For you did not (!) receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of ADOPTION as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself (!) bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs- heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ”

That’s clearly a new focus, from a mind of slavery (under the law) to sonship (in the Spirit). It is a description who we are and who God is in relation to us. Interesting is, what F. F. Bruce says about this term “adoption as sons” in the Roman world of Paul’s day:

In the Roman world of the first century ad an adopted son was a son deliberately chosen by his adoptive father to perpetuate his name and inherit his estate; he was no whit inferior in status to a son born in the ordinary course of nature, and might well enjoy the father’s affection more fully and reproduce the father’s character more worthily.” (Quoted in John Stott, Romans, InterVarsity Press, 1994, p. 232

The different conceptions of the word always bring controversy. The only real thing is that we need a lot of love in this life. Your blog is so magnificent that the discussions are varied and there is the goodness of what you write.